Good day All,
The news is:
– M3 Wireless introduced Unlimited Local Voice, Text Messages and Data*, with some international text messages thrown in, for $153. Before, their offering was $238 for a comparable package.
– Digicel have been heavily promoting unlimited cellular service for $165, but it only included Local Voice and Text Messages; Unlimited Data had to be added on for $45 to make it truly unlimited, which brought the total price up to $210 per month.
As of yesterday, it appears M3 Wireless has gone the farthest in giving cellular customer the best unlimited value package by:
– Shaving $12 off Digicel’s best price
– Adding unlimited data to their package
– Including 50 international text messages
FYI:
AT&T Wireless – unlimited voice, text messages and data* – $135 per month
M3 Wireless – unlimited local voice, text messages, 50 international texts, data* – $153
Digicel – unlimited local voice, text messages – $165; add unlimited data for $45 – $210
Cellular One – Unlimited not available
* PLEASE NOTE: “Unlimited” is not unlimited with cellular services. In the US, 5 Gigs is the cap placed on all cellular data. In Bermuda, 500 MB is the data cap with M3, which is about 500 pictures or 100 streamed or downloaded songs for the month; Cellular One is 5 Gigs; Digicel has not stated a cap. Also, M3 and Cellular One are operating 3G Networks, which means downloads to your device will be much faster – up to 2 Mbps.
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iPhone 3G Pricing |
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Model |
Phone Price |
Plan |
Contract Term |
Contract Penalty |
Contract Decriment |
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16GB |
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iPhone 16 GB |
$799 |
MY Unlimited Premium |
2 Years |
$900 |
$37.50 |
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$999 |
My 500 Premium |
2 Years |
$696 |
$29 |
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1,699 |
My Unlimited Premium or MY 500 Premium |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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$2,499 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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8GB |
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iPhone 8 GB |
$699 |
MY Unlimited Premium |
2 Years |
$900 |
$37.50 |
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$899 |
My 500 Premium |
2 Years |
$696 |
$29 |
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1,599 |
My Unlimited Premium or MY 500 Premium |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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$2,399 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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MY Voice and Data Plans |
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Anytime Minutes |
IN Network Minutes |
Monthly Fee |
Additional Minutes |
Included Local Texts |
Single Local Text |
International Text |
Data – Included MB for phone use |
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MY 500 Premium |
500 |
Unlimited |
$93 |
13cents |
Unlimited |
N/A |
50 Free* |
Unlimited ** |
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MY Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
$153 |
N/A |
Unlimited |
N/A |
50 Free* |
Unlimited ** |
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* then 25 cents per outgoing message |
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** limit of 500 MB. If a customer wishes to go over the limit, a $0.006/kb fee will apply once the customer has signed a waiver. This limit will not be |
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implemented for a few months when we implement limits for all data plans. Note the usage of this data plan is meant for phone usage only, |
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not as a tethered modem or if the SIM card is removed and put in a data card or USB Modem. |
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So that you clearly understand what $0.006/kb fee means.
First there are 1,024 kb in 1 Mb (Megabyte); 1 MB is the size of one photograph taken on a regular cellphone / a BlackBerry photo is 3 MBs in size
So, if 1 MB = 1,024 kb, you can simply multiply the $0.006 by the 1,024 kb to get a price per MB of data.
For example:
A) $0.006 x 1,024 = $6.14 per MB or 1 regular photo would cost you $6.14 to send or download, if you agree to go over the 500 MB cap
B) $0.006 x 3,072 = $18.43 per BlackBerry photo sent or downloaded, if you agree to go over the 500 MB cap
Regards,
CSB Marketing